interval,
διάστημα,ατος,τό, (διαστῆναι)
A. interval,freq. in Music, Archyt. 2 , Pl. R. 531a , Aristox. Harm. p.4 M., al., Arist. Pr. 922b6 , Damox. 2.57 ; of Time, δ. τετραετές
Plb. 9.1.1
: generally, ἐκ μεγάλων δ. κινεῖσθαι
Democr. 191
; δ. μεταξὺ κόσμων
Epicur. Ep. 2p.37U.
;distance,
Phld. D. 3.8 , 9 .
b. Geom.,radius,
κέντρῳ τῷ Α, διαστήματι τῷ Αβ, γεγράφθω κύκλος
Euc. 1.1
, cf. Ph. Bel. 52.14 ; of a sphere, Autol. 6 .
c. aperture,
ἀγγεῖον ἔχον δ. μέγα
Arist. GA 787b4
; ἐκ πολλοῦ δ.
Id. Aud. 800a36
;τὰ δ. τῆς χειρὸς τῶν δακτύλωνthespacesbetween the fingers, Aen.Tact. 31.35 .
2. Medic.,diastasis,of bones, Hp. Off. 23 (pl.), cf. Gal. 18(2).887 .
3. difference,
τῶν ἡδονῶν μεγάλα τὰ δ.
Nicom.Com. 1.22
.
4. ratio,
Archyt. 2 , Arist. Ph. 202a18 .
5. in Aristotle's symbolism,conjunction of two terms, APr.
42b10 , APo. 82b7 , al.
6. extension, dimension,
χρόνος κινήσεως δ.
Zeno Stoic. 1.26
, cf. Chrysipp.ib. 2.164 , Dam. Pr. 389 ; of Space, Arist. Ph. 209a4 , Plot. 6.4.2 ;ὧν πρότερον διάστημα ἐνειστήκειwhoseextension(i.e.surface) it (theεἴδωλον) formerly occupied, Epicur. Nat. 2.3 .
II. distinctionof style, Longin. 40.2 .
